Alarm Severity Levels

The following alarm severities are supported:

Down Alarms

A down alarm indicates that a service-affecting condition has occurred that requires immediate corrective action. An example of this condition is the following: A required resource that is defined by a managed object has gone out of service. A specific example of this condition is a module that has gone down.

Critical Alarms

A critical alarm indicates that a service-affecting condition has developed that requires an urgent corrective action. An example of this condition occurs when a severe degradation in the capability of an object has occurred and you need to restore the object to full capability.

Alert Alarms

An alert alarm indicates that a non-service-affecting condition has developed. Corrective action should be taken to prevent a more serious fault.

Caution Alarms

A caution alarm indicates the detection of a potential or impending service-affecting fault before any significant effects have occurred. You should diagnose further if necessary and correct the problem before it becomes a serious service-affecting fault.

Off/Disabled Alarms

A disabled alarm indicates that a resource for a managed object is disabled. For example, a module is disabled.